Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-28
FINANCE AND TRADE.

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SEATTLE. Friday, AnR. "a.
The first lot Of this years crop Of oats
we're received today from Laconner BY
8. Baxter 4 Go. The lot consisted Of
175 sacks. Threshine on the iats about
Laconner is nov fairly under way, and
If the weather continues good the en-
tire crop will be threshad in about
three weeks. The facilities for thFesh.
ing are greatly improved this year in
that section.
Hay has been received In increased
quantities Of late. To ascertain the
true condition Of the hay market Is not
an easy matter in Q city like Seattle.
As near as can be obtained the mar
kst nov yields the grower for hay de-
livered here SIS per ton.
DFesbach and Rosanfeld, The now
famous wheat brokers Of Sau Francisco,
have suspended. This will cause q
complete crash in the market, and the
outcome will be looked for with much
interest.
Among the freiRhss recsived today
were six large crates Of cases, tables and
other furniture. consigned to the Seat
tie Postmaster.
PRODUCE Past twenty
four hours include z packages butter,
2 cases eggs. 81 sacks potatoes, rs tons
hay, 161 sacks oats, % SACHS wheat, 400
sacks hOar, IS packages fruit, s bundles
hides, 4 bundles pelts, II coops chickens,
20 sheep. 3 hogs, calves, 100 barrels
lime. There were also received car
loads Of general merchandise over the
i Puget Sound Shore Line and 100 tons
OF salt by the barkentine Quickstep from
San Pedro.
SHIPMENTS General merchandise
was shipped from Seattle during the
past twenty-fouf hours In tbs following
quantities: O. q. p. 8. Il. Z. 80 tons, p. 8.
8. Line 200 tons, steamers Emma Hay.
ward ton, Geo. 7. Starr tons, Augusta
3 tons, Gface tons. Michigan l ton,
Msrwin 3 tons, Nellie tons.
1 WHEAT-Dreabash and RosenfaId,
the broker princes Of California, have
failed and that mems the OOnplete
collapse of the great wheat deal. TIE
loss 30 the parties of the deal will be
over $4,000, 0c0 and probably &I5,00O,-
600. The Nevada Bank is said to have
its name on all the paper Of the sus-
pended brokers and II is nov hinsed
that Mackay Ii ruined. The following
| figures are taken from carefully caIcu-
lated estimates and are believed to be
lover than tbs reality. The two brok-
ers and theis associates have contracted
| for log, 900 tone Of wheat at S38 or a..
020, 900. The actual value Of the grain
at $1.10 per GENITAL IL 81, 332 900 showing
loss on contracts OF 81, 696 900. The
same people now have actual grain as
followa: 10 England, 9.0O0, 900 bushels;
on the Continent, 100000 bushels:
afoat. 5000, 900 bushels; in California,
100000 bushels; total 100000
bushels. The loss on this grain Ia at
least IS cents per buahel or a gound SUN
Of SO, SAC. 900, which added TO the 81
CSC 900 loss on contracts gives the total |
estimated loss Of SI2s 336 600. Il is said |
that the Nevada Bank has difficulty In |
borrowing money and Il lie not surpTis- |
ing when u il known thai it's name Il on
most OF the paper used By the brokers. |
HAY-GroWers now reoeive SIS per |
ton for bay delivered here. Retailers |
now get SO per ton. Some dealers still |
get &c 80 per ten, bat that price is |
asked for small let's delivered about
town by the dealer.
EGGS-Reoeipts today only two cases.
Market firm at 50 cents per dozen retail. 4
The Portland market Is easy ct 1900 /
cents per dozen.
BUfTER-Market firm at 7o,a75
cents per tw0-pound roll.
shipping InleIIIgence
Frsights were reported dull bat
steadily held 10 San Francisco on Fri
day August 18th. No charters we're re-
ported.
The bark Henry Back has been char.
tered to load lumber at the Stetson a
Post mill IN this eity, for San Diego.
The barkentine Quickstep, Captain
Jackson, arrived &C this port today,
bringing 100 tons Of salt from San
Pedro for Harrington 4 Smith. The
vessel will load lumber at Port Madison
for San Francisco.
The little schooner Utsalady Dam.
fuo, Captain J. W. Collins, brought IN
Is tens Of hay from the skaQit hats to-
day. She viii take q return cargo Of
brick, lamber and other building mate
rails.
Reports we're received this evening
that the American ship Joseph 3. SPIN
ney, Capt. Curling, loaded With railroad
iron for the Seattle, Lake Shore b East
ern Company, has put into Callao, in Q
leaking condition. She vas 12l days
out from Liverpool.
P0RT ToWNsKND. AuQ. 21.-ArFived-
American ship A. g. Ropes. from Yoko-
hama, With q cargo Of tea. ]
PoEr HkDI.Ocx, Aug. H.-SaileS-I
BaFkeutine Retriever.
TAToosH, Aug. ia three maskad
schooner passed in at noon, ana two |
bafks passed In at Z .. N.
A ship passed out At Z 2. N. Cloady,
lfpsh southwest wind.
SAx FHAscIsoo. Aae. 27.-Arrived-
Aoip Oriental, Tacoma; Essa1sF San
Pedro, Tacoma.
Clearea = Steamer Columbia, Port
and; ship Barring Brothers, Port Towu-
'endi ship Highland Light, Port Town